Reusing Pumpkins as Food for Wildlife and Farm Animals

Fall is pumpkin season, but as it gets colder, what do you do with your pumpkins once the season is over? Instead of throwing them out, you could use them as feed for livestock, pets, and wildlife. When feeding pumpkins, make sure they aren’t completely rotten, covered in candle wax, or painted before feeding.

Here’s a list of some animals that you can feed your leftover pumpkins to:

• Cattle
• Chickens
• Ducks
• Turkey
• Geese
• Horses
• Goats
• Sheep
• Pigs
• Dogs
• Cats

To safely feed pumpkins to animals, break them into smaller pieces to avoid choking hazards and so it’s easier to breakdown and eat.

So instead of letting your pumpkins rot and throwing them away, feed your pumpkins to your animals or consider other alternative methods.